Craig A. Gibson is professor of Classics, and has been with the department since 1999. He teaches courses in Latin and Greek literature at all levels. His main areas of expertise are Greek and Roman oratory, rhetoric, and prose fiction.

Lindsay Vella is the Departmental Administrator for African American Studies, American Studies, Classics, the Division of Interdisciplinary Programs, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, the Magid Center for Writing, and Religious Studies. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa.

Björn Anderson received a B.A. in Humanities from the University of Oregon, an M.A. in Classical Archaeology from the University of British Columbia, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Classical Art & Archaeology from the University of Michigan. A specialist in the study of material, cultural, and visual interaction in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, he has taught a variety of courses in ancient art and archaeology

Katherine Beydler is Assistant Director in the Center for Teaching and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Classics. Her teaching and research focus on the medical and environmental history of the Roman world.

Sarah E. Bond is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa. She is interested in late Roman history, epigraphy, late antique law, Roman topography and GIS, Digital Humanities, and the socio-legal experience of ancient marginal peoples.

Robert Cargill joined the University of Iowa faculty in 2011. His research focuses on Second Temple Jewish literature and archaeology from the Persian period to the rise of early Christianity.

Mary Depew is an associate professor emerita in the Department of Classics, having taught at the University of Iowa from 1990 to 2015. Her research interests include Hellenistic poetry, Greek poetry, and Greek religion.

Helena Dettmer is a professor emerita of Classics and was a faculty member at The University of Iowa from 1976 to 2021. She received a B.A. from Indiana University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her areas of interest are Latin poetry and poetry books.

Paul Dilley is an Associate Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions in the departments of Classics and Religious Studies. He specializes in the religions of Late Antiquity, particularly early Christianity, with an approach that integrates cultural history, philology, and the digital humanities.

Dr. Eric Ensley is Curator of Rare Books and Maps in the Special Collections & Archives, where he works to make rare materials better accessible to students, faculty, and researchers across the University of Iowa campus and beyond.

John Finamore is a professor emeritus of Classics at The University of Iowa, where he taught from 1983 to 2022. He was chair from 2002-2007 and 2012-2018. He teaches courses in Greek and Roman Philosophy, Word Power, Greek, and Latin.

Tyler Fyotek earned his Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Iowa in 2017. His dissertation, advised by Professor Paul Dilley, is titled, "Deathics: Homeric Ethics as Thanatology."

Peter Green, Dougherty Centennial Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. His main classical interests are in Greek history and literature (Hellenistic in particular), and Roman elegy and satire.

Philip Haworth is the IT Support Consultant for African American Studies, American Studies, Classics, English, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, Philosophy, and Rhetoric.

During Professor Jackson's 28 years at Iowa, he periodically taught a graduate seminar in Greek paleography and oversaw publication of five of his students' seminar papers. He also supervised five doctoral dissertations on Greek paleographical topics.

Colleen is the Senior Academic Advisor for the Departments of Classics, History, Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Ethics & Public Policy. For Classics, she is the primary advisor for all Ancient Civilization and Classical Languages majors.

Ed Keogh started the Ph.D. in Classics program in the Fall of 2015. He taught in the Rhetoric department for two years, worked as an editorial assistant for Syllecta Classica, and is currently a teaching assistant in Classics.

Robert Ketterer is a professor emeritus of Classics and taught at Iowa from 1988 to 2022. His research interest is in Greek and Roman drama, and its reception in the classical tradition, with a special focus on 17th- and 18th-century Italian opera.

Joshua Langseth received his doctorate from the University of Iowa in 2013. His research interests include ancient philosophy, ancient Greek religion, ancient Roman religion, and archaic Greek poetry.

Marcia Harvey Lindgren received a bachelor’s degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in classics from The University of Iowa. She served for ten years as an assistant to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at The University of Iowa.

Brenda Longfellow received her Ph.D. in classical art and archaeology from the University of Michigan. She teaches classes on Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art, and her research is focused on the art, architecture, and hydraulics of the ancient Roman Empire.

Mandy McAllister is the University Shared Services staff member for African American Studies, American Studies, Classics, English, Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Social Work, and the Writers' Workshop.

Kevin McGlynn is the Senior Accountant for the School of Art and Art History, African American Studies, American Studies, Classics, and Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies.

Peter Miller is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Iowa in 2022. He specializes in Christian monasticism within Syriac-speaking communities. His current research interests focus on the preservation of Greek astrological texts in Syriac and the translation and preservation of Ptolemy among Syriac-speaking thinkers such as Severus Sebokht.

Rosemary Moore holds a joint appointment as a lecturer of Classics and History, and joined the faculty in 2003. She teaches courses in ancient Greece, Greek history, and Hellenistic Greece and Rome, among others.

Tyson is a third-year graduate student and teaching assistant in Classics. He earned his B.A. in History and Classics from the University of Utah. He is interested in historiography and the historical method in the ancient world.

Luke Perez earned their B.A. at Saint Mary’s College of California with majors in Classics and Integral Liberal Arts. They are a Ph.D. candidate in Classics at the University of Iowa.